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John Shields, Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, and Academic Chair for the BMRC Toronto City Network, and Sutama Ghosh, Associate Professor in the Department Of Geography and Environmental Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University were recently quoted in an immigration article by the New Canadian Media. The article, […]

Save the Date Are International Students Disposable Workers? Jan. 26, 2023, 12:00-1:00 PM To register, please click here. Recently, the federal government relaxed rules capping the number of hours that international students could work while enrolled as full-time students. Join us for a panel discussion about the expected impacts of the new policy from the […]

Global challenges: Climate change and irregular migration Tues. Jan. 24, 2023, 12 - 2:30 PM EST Join CERC Migration for our upcoming Migration Working Group. The January meeting addresses the themes of climate change and irregular migration. The workshop is chaired by Jérémie Molho, Senior Research Associate, CERC Migration. The Migration Working Group meets monthly […]

What is the future of the settlement sector after COVID-19?COVID-19 is reshaping the immigrant settlement sector. How should the sector takeadvantage of its experiences to enhance services especially for vulnerable clients,improve working conditions and ensure the sector’s sustainability. This study aims toinform the future of the settlement sector by: describing in detail how service provision […]

Partnership Engagement Grant on COVID-19: Challenges and Resilienceof International Students and LocalInstitutions in Canada's Medium-SizedCities:  A Case Study of Greater Sudbury,   - We are pleased to announce that  Prof. Sutama Ghosh is leading this work in collaboration with Mr. Sohail Shahidnia and Sudbury Local Immigration Partnership as the community partner. For more information and to take […]

Partnership Engagement Grant on COVID-19: Working Through the Pandemic - The Experience of Immigrant Women - We are pleased to announce that  Prof. Christina Gabriel is leading this work in collaboration with Prof. Luisa Veronis and Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership as the community partner. For more information and to take a listen about this project, please click […]

International Virtual Conference 20–22 January 2021 York University is hosting the Sustainable and Inclusive Internationalization Virtual Conference, co-organized by York International, the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education Towards Sustainability and international partners, from January 20th to 22nd, 2021. The Conference will bring together scholars, international mobility professionals and practitioners, policy makers, sustainability experts and other […]

John has been teaching at Ryerson for some 31 years and is a past Director of CERIS, has served as an Interim Director of the Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement, and was Managing Editor of the Journal of International Migration and Integration (2009-2012). He is currently Board Chair of ACCES Employment, a non-profit employment […]

Project summary and updates September 2019 Prepared by Luisa Veronis, Ottawa-Gatineau The role of neighbourhood context in shaping migrant resilience: a comparative study of three neighbourhoods in Ottawa-Gatineau What is the objective of this project? The aim of this qualitative study is to examine the role of neighbourhoods in shaping migrants' resilience. In particular, the […]

Dr. Michael Haan Dr. Michael Haan, Canada Research Chair in Migration & Ethnic Relations, Academic Director of the Statistics Canada Research Centre, and Director of the Collaborative Program in Migration and Ethnic Relations at Western University is a sociologist who uses ‘big data’ to study some of Canada’s most important social issues. He has extensive […]